Answer:
it's defense of human rights
Due to the flaws on Electoral College, there will always be a possibility that the winner of the popular vote may not win the presidency. This has already occurred four times and the most recent in 2000. This is because of the winner take all factor which means that any votes won by the loser of the popular vote are not replicated in the electoral vote. Like in 2008, Barack Obama won only in the 51 percent of the popular vote in Ohio but still, he won all of Ohio's electoral votes even though most of the Ohioans voted for John McCain.
d) the desire to create a community that followed Calvinist doctrine
The similarities between Roman Twelve Tables and The Ten Commandments are these two is a Law that should be abided but the differences between the two is that Roman Twelve tables are an ancient Roman code of law that binds both patrician and plebeian which also consuls would have to enforce; while, the ten commandments are sets of biblical principles and fundamentals related to worships and ethics that plays an essential role in Christianity and this was given by God.